Giving dewormer to a White's tree frog

[froggy bottom]

Hi there

I took my sick White's tree frog to the vet today and was told he has intestinal parasites and possibly coccidia. I am giving him Ivermectin transdermally and am supposed to be giving him Albon orally. He will not open his mouth to let me get the meds in him. Any suggestions on how I can pry his mouth open without hurting him?

[Paul Rust]

Hi, Albon is for the Coccidia. I assume it is an oral suspension. Try gently squeezing the corners of the mouth while gently inserting the eyedropper in the front working it side to side. Don't get too aggressive.

[Kurt]

I use those dental floss picks to pry mouth open. It works fairly well. I have done it with dart frogs and other small frogs, so doing a White's should be no problem.

[froggy bottom]

Thanks for the responses..I will try the dental pick...he is a very small frog right now with a little tiny mouth.

[Kurt]

Good luck.

[froggy bottom]

My frog died. I came home today at lunch to check on him and found him in his water dish face down, but still alive. He was neurologic with very little use of his limbs and very bloated. I took him to the vet I work for and had him euthanized. I feel that he was beyond any help I could give him other than putting him to rest. I also feel that the Ivermectin I gave him last night may have been too much for him as the doctor I took him to yesterday did not have a gram scale to properly figure out his dosage..poor guy

[Paul Rust]

I'm very sorry to hear that it died. I did not want to interfere in another person's treatment recomendations but it doesn't matter now I suppose. For future reference, if you have a parasitic infection you can treat with Panacur (fenbendazole). You just dust their food with it. I use it constantly because it is safe and virtually impossible to overdose your animal with. I know this doesn't help now but maybe in the future you will remember this and know what to do. Again, sorry about your pet's death.

[Kurt]

So sorry about your loss. Where did you say you were from?